COMPARSON OF INDIAN NAVYS P- 8I WITH

PAKISTAN NAVYS P-3C ORION

Introduction
P 8I

The P-8I is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface

warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft
capable of broad-area, maritime and littoral operations.
The P-8I is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing is
developing for the U.S. Navy.

P 3C

The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine

and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States
Navy and introduced in the 1960s.

Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner.

The aircraft is easily distinguished from the Electra by its distinctive

tail stinger or "MAD Boom", used for the magnetic detection of
submarines.

INTRODUCED

2013

1962

Design
P 3C

P 8I

The aircraft design is based on the proven fuselage of the 737800 and the wings of the 737-900.

The P-8A aircraft has increased gross weight capability

compared to the 737-800.

The P-3 has an internal bomb bay under the front fuselage which
can house conventional Mark 50 torpedoes or Mark 46 torpedoes
and/or special (nuclear) weapons.

Additional underwing stations, or pylons, can carry other armament

configurations including the AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-84E SLAM,
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER and gravity bombs.

UNIT COST

201,400,000275,700,000

45,000,00045,000,000 USD

Engine

P 3c

P 8I

The aircraft has two CFM International CFM56-7B27A high-bypass

turbofan engines, each rated at 120kN.
The same model CFM56-7 engines power the Boeing 737 airborne
early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, in production for
Australia and Turkey, and the US Navy's C-40 Clipper transport.
The engine has logged more than 30 million flight hours and
maintains a proven high reliability figure of merit of 0.003% in-flight
shut down rate per 1,000 hours of flight.

The aircraft is equipped with four Allison T56-A-14 turboprop

engines rated at 3,661kW.

Each engine drives a four-blade constant-speed propeller, type

54H60-77 supplied by Hamilton Standard.

There are five fuel tanks, one in the fuselage and four integral wing
tanks with a total fuel capacity of 34,800l.

WING
SPAN

38m

30 m

Weapons
P 8I

P 3C

The integral bomb bay can carry free-fall bombs, Raytheon

Mark 54 torpedoes and depth charges.

The aircraft can carry weapons in the bomb bay and on ten
underwing pylons.

Air-to-surface missiles are installed on the underwing

hardpoints.

The bomb bay is in the underside of the fuselage forward of the

wing.

It is capable of carrying a 2,000lb mine such as the mk25, mk39,

mk55 or mk56.

LENGTH

39 m

36 m

CRUISE
SPEED

815KM/H

750 km/h

Total Numbers
INDIAN NAVY

New Delhi and Boeing have signed a $2.1 billion contract to

deliver 12 P-8I Neptune for anti-submarine operations.

The new aircraft will replace a fleet of Russian-manufactured

Tupolev-142M planes.

4 already in service.

PAKISTAN NAVY

Total 7 were inducted.

Future supply of 7 more under an agreement with Lockheed Martin

signed in 2006.

Two upgraded P-3C Orion delivered on 7 January 2010 while one

was delivered in November 2009.

Another two advanced P-3C Orion aircraft to be delivered soon .

REFERENCES
http://www.boeing.co.in/Products-and-Services/Defens
e-Space-and-Security/Boeing-Defense,Space-and-Security-in-India/P-8I
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/mma/
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/p3-orion/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Naval_Air_Arm

HINDU JUDAICS TAKE

P 8I is less fuel efficient at low altitudes than P- 3C.
P 8I is more costly than P 3C.
P 8I have more range, more speed & is much more capable
aircraft than P 3C.

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